Processing, October 2018

6 8 12 28 34 42 48 56 57 59 60 4 Processing OCTOBER 2018 OCTOBER 2018 Subscribe to our digital edition at www processingmagazine com DEPARTMENTS From the Editor Industry Watch Column Combust Flow Treat Markets Pumps Motors Drives Chemical Processing Dryers Evaporators Seals Gaskets Feeders Classi eds Advertiser Index This month on ProcessingMagazine com HOW CAN DISCFLO OPTIMIZE YOUR PROCESS PUMPING OFF THE GRAVITY BELT THICKENER DISSOLVED AIR FILTRATION SLUDGE INFLUENT WATER PUMPING OFF GRAVITY BELT THICKENER DISSOLVED AIR FILTRATION SLUDGE WAS RETURN ACTIVATED SLUDGE GRAVITY THICKENED SLUDGE LOADOUT 2 6 THICKENED SLUDGE TRANSFER ANAEROBIC SLUDGE RECIRCULATION ANAEROBIC DIGESTOR PRIMARY SLUDGE SLUDGE TRANSFER SLUDGE HOLDING TANK DE GRITTING www processingmagazine com Ultrasonic flowmeter Aichi Tokei Denki Co Ltd s ultrasonic owmeters Air ATZTA TRX and ATZTA TRZ enable appropriate air consumption management pipe leakage detection and optimization of air compressor operation leading to energy conservation and cost savings The meters adopt a propagation time difference method Featured characteristics include being strong against oil mist and DEWATERING FEED TRANSFER CENTRIFUGE BELT FILTER SCREW PRESS ETC COVER sERIES P14 Process Pumps Pump automation at different levels offers operators a range of possibilities Learn more about the latest electronic control trends advances in titanium pump design and the basics of magnetic drive pumps Liquid level sensor Mixing discharging system Food packaging market trends 2 6 THICKENER FEED WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE GBT DAF OPTIONAL GBT DAF OPTIONAL SCUM GRIT ASR SCREENING SECONDARY CLARIFIER TRANSFER RAS AERATION BASIN HYDROCYCLONE GRIT FEED PRIMARY SLUDGE TRANSFER SCUM PIT TRANSFER PRIMARY CLARIFIER DISCFLO PUMP OCTOBER 2018 FEATURED PRODUCTS The improved REMBE EXKOP isolation system is now available for more applications including for ST 2 dusts reduced explosion pressures of up to 2 Bar and larger diameters The fail safe system consists of a control panel and one or more quench valves The integrated elastomer seal within temperature sensors REMBE Inc www rembe us Aichi Tokei Denki Co Ltd www aichitokei net The new ROSS mixing and discharging system is capable of extruding nished product into strands The pictured ROSS VersaMix Model VMC 1 and Discharge System Model DS 1 are viscosities up to around 1 million centipoise ROSS www mixers com Explosion isolation system ONLINE EXCLUSIVE The food packaging industry is dynamic in nature with market growth spurred by rising new product introductions aimed at keeping food fresh for longer periods of time www bit ly 2xjSBTT Condensation is the most common variable in liquid level applications and it substantially degrades the measurement signal strength of ultrasonic sensors FLOWLINEs re ectiveultrasonic level sensors work in condensation By orienting the transducer vertically condensation runs off the unimpeded transducer face to deliver reliable level measurement The transmitters are offered in small and bulk tank versions with optional relay control push button display or software con guration FLOWLINE www owline com dust zero energy loss high repeatability measurement of forward and reverse ow and a wide range of 1 to 60 1 to 400 from measurement starting ow rate to maximum ow rate the quench valve closes within a few milliseconds triggered by a signal from a REMBE explosion panel a REMBE Q Rohr a REMBE Q Box an infrared signal or pressure mounted on a common bench and supplied with two vessels one for mixing and one for extrusion The VersaMix is a triple shaft mixer with independently driven lowand high speed agitators Capacities range from 1 to 1000 gallons The combination of low and high shear mixing makes it ideal for use with PR_ 1018_ Cover indd 1 9 19 18 2 12 PM 34 56 28